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How is Sherry aged?

Solara system - biological or oxidative aging or both

Sherry must be matured within the city limits of what three Spanish towns?

Jerez de la Frontera, Sanlucar de Barrameda, El Puerto de Santa Maria

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Jerez - What is the name of the soil? Describe it.

Albariza. It has a very high chalk content. Provides good drainage and water holding capacity. It forms a hard crust during the summer that limits water evaporation.

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Describe Jerez's climate.

Hot, sunny Mediterranean climate with high annual rainfall. Vineyards nearer the coast are on average cooler and benefit from the cool, westerly wind known as the poniente. Levante, the hot wind from the east, sometimes offsets the westerly wind.